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Oldest Evidence of Head Shaping in Europe Discovered in Italian Cave

11 August 2025

Archaeologists have uncovered the earliest known case of artificial cranial modification (ACM – deliberate head shaping) on the continent, dating...

Gravettian-era female figurine head from Amiens-Renancourt 1, northern France, circa 27,000 years old.Credit: Stéphane Lancelot, Inrap

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Extraordinary 27,000-Year-Old Gravettian Female Figurine Head Discovered at Amiens-Renancourt, Northern France

9 July 2025

Recent archaeological excavations at the Amiens-Renancourt 1 site in northern France have unveiled an extraordinary Gravettian-era female figurine head, dating...

Oldest Evidence of Head Shaping in Europe Discovered in Italian Cave

Extraordinary 27,000-Year-Old Gravettian Female Figurine Head Discovered at Amiens-Renancourt, Northern France

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